Johan Frederik von Marschalck, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johan Frederik von Marschalck

Chancellor of Norway

Date of Birth: 26-Nov-1618

Place of Birth: Bremervörde, Lower Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 16-Mar-1679

Profession: judge, politician, jurist

Nationality: Norway, Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Johan Frederik von Marschalck (26 November 1618 – 16 March 1679) was a German-born, Norwegian government official and landowner.
He served as Chancellor of Norway.He was born in Bremervörde, capital of the Prince-Archbishopric of Bremen.
He was a son of Levin von Marschalck (1585-1629), Bremian prince-archiepiscopal Landdrost (1615–1626) and chancellor of the German Chancery in Copenhagen (1628–1629).
He first went to Denmark when he accompanied his father in the service of King Christian IV of Denmark.
He was officially naturalized as Danish nobleman in 1652.
Von Marschalck was district governor in 1662-69 at Bratsberg in Sør-Trøndelag and took office in 1669 as staple commander of Bergenhus.
In 1674, he was elect Chancellor of Norway where his main functions were within the judiciary.
He was the last Chancellor of Norway, ending a tradition that had lasted for over 400 years.